The Whitehouse · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)

WorksAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC23)

Awarded value£560,935published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Able Construction (Northern) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Conversion of 4 bedroomed residential property in West Boldon to a children's residential home for 11-16 year olds.

CPV: Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Conversion of 4 bedroomed residential property in West Boldon to a children's…Awarded

Conversion of 4 bedroomed residential property in West Boldon to a children's residential home for 11-16 year olds.

Further competition under NEPO207 Construction Works Framework

Delivery: North East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Works
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Jan 2026, 16:46 GMT
Last source update: 9 Jan 2026, 16:46 GMT
Authority reference: OPEN20251770
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002040
Classification (CPV): Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
Delivery area: North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06033d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Process was via further competition under a PCR2015 framework (NEPO207 Construction Works Framework)

Publisher note: Process was via further competition under a PCR2015 framework (NEPO207 Construction Works Framework)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £560,9351 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Able Construction (Northern) LimitedSME	£560,935 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

The Whitehouse · Able Construction (Northern) LimitedSME
Signed
27 Nov 2025
Value
£560,935
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sunderland City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services City Hall, Plater Way,, Sunderland, North East, SR13AAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Able Construction (Northern) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03393672 Park Works, Sunderland Road ,Felling, Gateshead, North East, NE10 9LR

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.